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Global Credit Union to acquire First Financial Northwest, Inc.

Announced Jan 11, 2024 · Closed Apr 21, 2025

Deal value$218M
Premium—To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA—
ConsiderationAll cash$23.75 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
Global Credit Union
Target
First Financial Northwest, Inc.
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
$23.75
Enterprise value
—
Status
Closed Apr 21, 2025

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
—
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
—
Go-shop
No-shop
Financing
No financing condition

Advisors

To the acquirer
Not disclosed
To the target
Janney Montgomery Scott

Sector context · Financials

Comparable deals
57 in the prior 24 months
Premium
Sector median 34.5%
EV / Adj. EBITDA
Sector median 17.6x
Break fee
Sector median 3.0%

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedJan 11, 2024
  2. Proxy filedApr 19, 2024
  3. Definitive proxyJun 7, 2024
  4. Shareholder voteJul 19, 2024
  5. ClosedApr 21, 2025
Sources
  • 8-K (EX-99.1) · Jan 11, 2024

Adj. EBITDA is operating income + D&A + impairment, restructuring, deal costs and stock compensation, less any large gain on a sale, last twelve months, from the target's filings. Calculated by Castle, so it can differ from a bank's adjusted figure.

Prepared with Castle from public SEC EDGAR filings. Figures are extracted automatically; verify against the source documents. Not investment advice.